US 12,274,672 B2
Medication and identification information transfer apparatus
Walter John Bochenko, Encinitas, CA (US)
Assigned to CRISI Medical Systems, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed by CRISI Medical Systems, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/475,661.
Application 18/475,661 is a continuation of application No. 16/932,339, filed on Jul. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,801,201.
Application 16/932,339 is a continuation of application No. 16/273,533, filed on Feb. 12, 2019, granted, now 10,751,253, issued on Aug. 25, 2020.
Application 16/273,533 is a continuation of application No. 14/796,448, filed on Jul. 10, 2015, granted, now 10,245,214, issued on Apr. 2, 2019.
Application 14/796,448 is a continuation of application No. 13/282,255, filed on Oct. 26, 2011, granted, now 9,101,534, issued on Aug. 11, 2015.
Application 13/282,255 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/768,509, filed on Apr. 27, 2010, granted, now 8,702,674, issued on Apr. 22, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2024/0016702 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61J 1/00 (2023.01); A61J 1/14 (2023.01); A61J 1/20 (2006.01); B65B 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61J 1/2096 (2013.01) [B65B 3/003 (2013.01); A61J 1/1418 (2015.05); A61J 1/1425 (2015.05); A61J 1/201 (2015.05); A61J 2205/10 (2013.01); A61J 2205/20 (2013.01); A61J 2205/30 (2013.01); A61J 2205/60 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
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1. A method for identifying medication, comprising:
providing a first package including a vial and a second package including an information transfer apparatus including an information transfer element, wherein the vial includes a cap and a medication identifier code provided on the vial, wherein an identifier code that is directly related to information contained in the information transfer element is provided on the first package, and wherein information indicative of the contents of the vial is provided on the second package;
verifying the medication identifier code, the identifier code, the information contained in the information transfer element, and the information indicative of the contents of the vial with each other;
in response to verifying the medication identifier code, the identifier code, the information contained in the information transfer element, and the information indicative of the contents of the vial, packaging the first package including the vial and the second package including the information transfer apparatus in a same container and labeling the same container with a label that indicates that the medication identifier code, the identifier code, the information contained in the information transfer element, and the information indicative of the contents of the vial have been verified with each other;
receiving, with an intelligent injection site, the information from the information transfer element attached to the syringe in response to attaching the syringe with the information transfer element to the intelligent injection site; and
wirelessly transmitting, with the intelligent injection site, the information to a data collection system.